I was going to write a longish post on appreciating your life and the good things in it.  But I’ve decided to simply say that I cannot tell the people in my life how much they mean to me.  I am surrounded and supported by the greatest group of friends a man could ask for.  Folks I’ve known since childhood, and folks I met only a few short months ago.  You guys are the best people on earth, and you have made my life more interesting, richer, and better than I could have asked for.  My family, Mom, Dad, Ricky, & Robin.  We pick at each other, get in arguments, make jokes, and get along like most families do.  But you guys are *my* family, and you each have helped make me the person I am, and I love you for it.  And last, but most importantly, my wife Taryn.  There is no way to say how much you mean to me and how much I love you.  You have taken a man who was simply content in his life and transformed him into man who is happy, thankful, and optimistic about his life and our future.  What I’m trying to say is “Thank You”.  To all of you.